Timeline of Puri
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The timeline of Puri
lists the important historical dates for the town of Puri
in Orissa
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Puri
Puri is district headquarter, a city situated about south of state capital Bhubaneswar, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Orissa. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the Jagannath Temple . It is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dham pilgrimages...
lists the important historical dates for the town of Puri
Puri
Puri is district headquarter, a city situated about south of state capital Bhubaneswar, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Orissa. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the Jagannath Temple . It is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dham pilgrimages...
in Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
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Timeline
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| 1042 AD | Introduction of the Madala Panji Orissa Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April... (scripture of Orissa ) from the Puri Temple |
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| 1229 - 30 AD | The place, Puri is called Purusottama Kshetra. | |
| 1934 August-24(Friday) | Nilachala Saraswata Sangha Nilachala Saraswata Sangha Nilachala Saraswata Sangha , Oriya : ନୀଳାଚଳ ସାରସ୍ବତ ସଂଘ, Hindi : नीलाचल सारस्वत संघ a religious organization, was founded by Swami Nigamananda Paramahans, exclusively for his household devotees in Orissa on 24 August 1934, Full Moon day, on his birthday, at Nilachala Kutir, Puri, India.NSS is one... , religious organization established by Swami Nigamananda Swami Nigamananda Swami Nigamananda Paramahansa . His followers idealized him as their worshiped and beloved thakura.Nigamananda was a sannyasi of the Shankar's cult... |
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| 1948 January 1 | Puri was integrated with Orissa Orissa Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April... . |
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| 1957 | Chintamani Panigrahi Chintamani Panigrahi Chintamani Panigrahi was an Indian Independence Movement activist, a political and social leader from Orissa. He served as the Governor of Manipur from 1989 to 1993... (former Governor of Manipur) was elected to the 2nd Lok Sabha from Puri constituency Puri (Lok Sabha constituency) Puri Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:Assembly segments, which constituted this parliamentary constituency before delimitation of parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008 were:# Balipatna#... |
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